Aeneid Flashcards
Aeneas:
Protagonist - Protohero
Trojan Hero, Son of Venus
Destined to found Roman race in Italy
“Fire raged in my heart And through me ran an impulse to avenge My falling country, and inflict on her The penalty deserved.” - when he wants to kill Helen who’s kidnapping caused the war
“My sire Anchises’ troubled ghost affrights My dreams, and warns me. And then too my boy Ascanius and the injury I’ve done To his dear head, defrauding him of that Hesperian kingdom and those destined lands. Now too the messenger of the gods, sent down By Jove himself (I swear it by your life And mine), has brought his mandate through the air.” - shows the conflict he feels between staying with Dido and fulfilling his destiny
“With his sword He mows his way amid the nearest ranks, His angry blade forcing a passage wide, Seeking for Turnus, who with pride exults In his new victory.” - looking for Turnus (killed Pallas) and kills innocent people on the way
“From me, my son, learn valor and the might Of stern endurance; what your lot may be, let others teach.” - teaching Ascanius
“Stern in his arms Aeneas stood, and rolled his eyes around” - choosing to kill turnus or not
Book 1 Quotes
“I sing of Warfare and a man at war. …. He came to Italy by destiny” - Virgil
“Meanwhile, below, Neptune was conscious of the sea disturbed with loud uproar and of tempest sent, and the calm deeps convulsed. Profoundly moved, he gazes up and lifts his head above the waves; all over the ocean sees Aeneas’ scattered fleet; the Trojan hosts.”
“There stood Aeneas, shining in the light, with countenance and shoulders like a god”
Book 2 Quotes:
“Trojans do not trust this horse. Whatever it may be, I fear the Greeks, Even when they bring us gifts.”
“Come then, dear father! On my shoulders I Will bear you, nor will think the task severe. Whatever lot awaits us, there shall be One danger and one safety for us both. Little Iulus be my companion; And at a distance let my wife observe Our footsteps.”
“The shadowy image, of Creusa stand, Larger than life. Aghast I stood, with hair Erect: my voice clung to my throat. But she Thus spoke, and with these words allayed my pain:— “Sweet husband, what avails it to indulge This insane grief? These things do not occur Without divine consent.””
Book 4 Quotes:
“Awake, my men, and quickly! Take your oars! Unfurl your sails! A god was sent to me From the high heaven to hasten our flight, And cut our twisted ropes.”
But good Aeneas, though he much desires To calm and to console her in her grief With soothing words, groans bitter, his heart Shaken by love for her; but nonetheless Prepares to execute the god’s command, And to his fleet returns.
Great Juno, Then, Pitying her lingering agony and death, Sent Iris from Olympus down to free The struggling soul, and loose its mortal tie. For since by fate she perished not, nor death Deserved, but was made wretched before her time,
Book 6 Quotes:
“Ah, Dido, was it true then, the report That told your death: slain by your own hands? Alas! was I the cause? Now by the stars I swear, and by the gods above, and all There is of faith and truth below the earth, Not willingly, O queen, I left your shore. It was the gods,”
“But you, O Roman, bend your mind to rule Your people with strength. This shall be your art: To impose both terms and rules of peace; To spare the vanquished, and subdue the proud.”
Book 8 Quotes:
“How joyfully do I receive and greet you, Bravest of Trojans; and how I recall Your sire Anchises’ words, and tones, and face!”
“See, O my son, the promised word complete, Wrought by my husband’s skill; do not now fear To challenge to the fight the haughty sons Of Latnium, or to confront the fierce Turnus.”
Book 12 Quotes:
“The Ausonians have beheld A vanquished enemy stretch forth his hands. Lavinia is your bride. Stretch not your hate Beyond what you have done.”
“What you will, I grant; and vanquished, willingly submit. The Ausonians shall retain their ancient tongue And customs; and their name shall be as now. But, mingled with the mass, the Trojan race Shall settle in their land. I will ordain Their customs and their sacred rites, and all Shall be Latins, one common speech to all. Hence, mingle Ausonian blood, shall rise A nation above men and gods in worth, Nor matched by any race in serving you.”
Dido: 1st
